15. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 13:15:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֗יvayehi{And} it happened Exodus 13:15:2 ⧉כִּֽי־הִקְשָׁ֣הkihikshaawhen {he} obstinately refused Exodus 13:15:3 ⧉פַרְעֹה֮paroPharaoh Exodus 13:15:4 ⧉לְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ֒leshallekhenuto release us Exodus 13:15:5 ⧉וַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvayaharog{And He} killed Exodus 13:15:6 ⧉יְהֹוָ֤הyahwehLORD Exodus 13:15:7 ⧉כָּל־בְּכוֹר֙kolbekhorevery firstborn Exodus 13:15:8 ⧉בְּאֶ֣רֶץbeeretsin the land of Exodus 13:15:9 ⧉מִצְרַ֔יִםmitsrayimEgypt Exodus 13:15:10 ⧉מִבְּכֹ֥רmibbekhorfrom firstborn of Exodus 13:15:11 ⧉אָדָ֖םadamman Exodus 13:15:12 ⧉וְעַד־בְּכ֣וֹרveadbekhorand up to firstborn of Exodus 13:15:13 ⧉בְּהֵמָ֑הbehemabeast Exodus 13:15:14 ⧉עַל־כֵּן֩alkentherefore Exodus 13:15:15 ⧉אֲנִ֨יaniI Exodus 13:15:16 ⧉זֹבֵ֜חַzoveakhsacrifice Exodus 13:15:17 ⧉לַֽיהוָ֗הlayahwehto the LORD Exodus 13:15:18 ⧉כָּל־פֶּ֤טֶרkolpeterevery opener of Exodus 13:15:19 ⧉רֶ֙חֶם֙rekhemwomb Exodus 13:15:20 ⧉הַזְּכָרִ֔יםhazzekharimmale ones Exodus 13:15:21 ⧉וְכָל־בְּכ֥וֹרvekolbekhorand every firstborn of Exodus 13:15:22 ⧉בָּנַ֖יbanaimy sons Exodus 13:15:23 ⧉אֶפְדֶּֽה׃efdeI redeem |
15. Formal Translation And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about sending us away, that the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD every male that opens the womb, but I redeem every firstborn of my sons. |
15. Dynamic Translation When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD {Yahweh, Deliverer} struck down every firstborn in Egypt, both people and livestock. That is why I sacrifice to the LORD every male that opens the womb, but I buy back each of my firstborn sons. |